Verse Comparison: Psalms 79:8
American Standard Version
Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.
Amplified® Bible
O do not [earnestly] remember against us the iniquities {and} guilt of our forefathers! Let Your compassion {and} tender mercy speedily come to meet us, for we are brought very low.
Contemporary English Version
Don't make us pay for the sins of our ancestors. Have pity and come quickly! We are completely helpless.
Darby English Version
Remember not against us the iniquities of [our] forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.
Good News Bible
Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Have mercy on us now; we have lost all hope.
King James Version
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.
New American Standard Bible
Do not remember the iniquities of {our} forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low.
New International Version
Do not hold against us the sins of the fathers;
may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
for we are in desperate need.
New King James Version
Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us!
Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we feel very humbled.
Revised Standard Version
Do not remember against us the iniquities of our forefathers; let thy compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low.
Young's Literal Translation
Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.